On 2015-06-17, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> On 6/17/2015 10:41 AM, John Kuthe wrote:

>> Jack Daniels is a fine Tennessee whiskey, but it is NOT a bourbon!

Jack Daniels is "sour mash" or Tennessee whiskey. It makes no claim
to be a Bourbon whiskey.

> How do you account for bourbon made in Colorado?

Simple. They are stealing the name.

You notice no one in CO is claiming to make Scotch. I suspect the
legal framework in place for naming Bourbon is not quite as strong as
that which is in place for naming a whiskey, Scotch, or a sparkling
wine, Champagne. Hopefully, KY Bourbon makers will rectify this
oversight. NAFTA has somehow managed to classify Tennessee
whiskey as a Bourbon, but I don't put much stock in this slimey WTO
trade agreement.

nb